Vehicle-body suspension



W. D. HARPER.

VEHICLE BODY SUSPENSION. APPLICATION HLED' MAY 3,1920.

Patented Jan. 25', 1921.

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WILLIAM D. HARPER, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

VEHICLE-BODY SUSPENSION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. HARPER, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of the city of San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented new and Improved Vehicle-Body Sus ensions, of which the following is a full, ciiaar, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle body suspensions, an object of the invention being to provide an improved construction and arran ement of parts which will permit a limite swing in all directions of the body on its supporting chassis.

A further object is to provide improved coupling means connecting the body and chassis which will take up'shocks and jars, ing prevent transmission of the same to the A further object is to improve upon the construction disclosed in my pending application for atent filed June 20, 1919, and given Seria Number 305,525.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements-of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view 1n end elevation illustrating my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a broken view in side elevation.

Fi 3 is an enlarged view in section on the line 3- 3 of-Fig. 1.

Fi 4 is an enlarged view in section on the line H of Fig. 2.

1, 1 represents t e longitudinal bars of a chassis across which tubular transverse positioned supportin members 2 are located and secured on t e bars 1 by means of U-bolts 3.

U-bolts 3 are rovided at both sides of the bars 1 and at t eir upper ends straddle the tubes 2. The lower end of the U-bolts 3 are proected through perforated plates 5 below t e bars 1, and secured in place by means of nuts 6, thereby securely clamping the tubes 2 on the bars 1, so that said tubes form, in efiect, fixed arts of the chassis.

4 represents the "b0 y,or platform thereof, supported on longitudinal bars 7, and the latter secured across transversely positioned bars 8.

The bars 8 are arranged in pairs, as

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 25, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 378,445.

shown clearly in Fig. 3, and have depending blocks 9 at their ends.

ubes 10 are secured to the bearing blocks 9 by means of screws 14 projected through the tubes 10 and screwed into the blocks 9; or any other form of securing means may be employed.

It will be noted, particularly by reference to Fig. 4 that the tubes 2. project beyond the bars 1, and that the tubes 10 are located under, and at right angles to the projecting ends of tube 2.

Twisted links 11, constituting hangers are supported on the tubes 2 and in turn support the tubes 10 and the vehicle body 4.

The tubes 2 are of appreciably greater diameter than tubes 10 and the links or hangers 11 at their ends are of appreciably reater diameter'than the tubes, so that said inks are permitted a limited swaying or rocking movement on the said tubes, thus preventing sliding movement.

U-shaped rivets or staples 12 and 13 are secured in the tubes 2 and 10 respectively, and at their ends are positioned around the links 11 to hold the parts in proper relative position.

By reason of the construction above described, the body 1 is supported entirely at its four corners, by the mks or hangers 11 and the tubes 2 and 10 which are coupled by said han ers, not only give a maximum strengthen durability to t e structure, but permit a swaying motlon to permit the load to ride easily on the chassis, and absorb a large portion of the shocks and jars that would otherwise be transmitted to the body and'load thereon.

While I have described the body as having an improved mounting at the four corners, it is obvious that an number of such connections might be emp oyed and located as may be desired.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from m invention, and hence I do not limit myse f to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations, as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a vehicle chassis, and a body above the same, of -transverse1 and projecting at their ends beyond the side p the chassis, longitudinally positioned tubes bars of the chassis, lon itudinal members secured at'the corners of the body twisted supporting the bod and located belowthe links sup orted at one end on the firstouter ends of the rst-mentioned members, mentione tubes and having a rocking mo- 5 and hangers supported on the first-ment10n thereon, said last-mentioned tubes tioned members and supporting the lastmounted in the lower ends of the links, and mentioned members. 1 U-shaped devices secured in the tubes and 2. The combination with a chassis and a engaging the links. body of transversely ositioned tubes on 4. The combination with a chassis,a body, 10 the c assis', longitudina 1y positioned tubes Eairs of transverse bars on the body, and secured at the corners of'the body, twisted locks on the lower faces of the bars, of links sup orted at one end on the first-mentubes connecting the .blocks and secured tioned tu hes and having a rocking motion thereto, transverse, tubes secured on the thereon, and said last mentioned tubes ehassis and projectm beyond the sides of 15 mounted in the lower ends of the links and the latter, and link angers on the lasthavin rockin motion therein. mentioned tubes and supporting the first- 3. 'Fhe com ination with a chassis" and a, menti ne tu es. body, of transversely positioned tubes on WILLIAM D. HARPER. 

